Vehicle-wheel.



Patented June 10,1913.

Z SHBETSSHEET 1.

wi tuaowo Elnomutoz Joh n Uallan.

J. OALLAN.

VEHICLE WHEEL.

APPLIOATION FILED DEC. 23, 1011.

1,064,128. Patented June 10,1913.

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Tipzetfimtibn Letters Patent.

Patented: Jnne it), it'iit 3.

Serial int cameo.

hn've invented certain new and unet'ui 1mf This in ventinn relates to that UiflHS ()i' vehicle WiiPtiH wherein thc huh in 'iimvittcti with it pncunnitie eunhien, such :1, Wheel heing' (tine-inset! in my izttcnt Nu. 1,001,983, tinted th'tnhei- It, itttt; nnd it. it; the object- (if the present inventiun to improve the structure of miiti wheel, the same consisting in a novel ('(Hhil'tttiiiutl anti nn'ungemcnt of parts in he hereinafter ti('SttIii)t(i tlllli chimed.

in OI'tiCl' that the inventinn may he hettei' untlei'stonrli, reference in had tn the act-en p11 ving (.1 ruwingn, in u'hich----- i i igui'e It in en eievutiun (if the Wheel with piirtss'ht'ntcen away. Fig. 3 is; n sectiunzii view inhen en the tine of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 u sectinnni detail showing it inctiitiett iuirtn n't cennectiun hctween the rim and une (if the sipuhics. Fin. t is it section on the tine 4--- t of Fig. 3.

.iieifei'z'ing r-ipcciiicuiiy tn the drawings. it)

g driving cunnet-tinn hetwccn the huh and the t-m tt "t. .1 w

.3 min 1:1 nu .i ,e tettu ut tilt ting. nine a :ienuten the huh (it the "Wheel: ii are the tpfii anti 1:? s the i'inn which hitter may he tn-nvitieii with e iiititti tm: .13. Figs. 3

unit 4 Si'i W the WilQUi equipped with u i-uhhut" tiirc ii-t. The huh is ei'icii'cietl by u cuuhicn, the sinnc ccinpi'iningg an intintjnhic tuhefltf'i. The periphery iii the huh has n grnc-ve it in which the tuhe st-utri. The inner eni' ts of the spokes 11. entry shoes 1T which engage the tuhe if. the side nt the -thne whi h in cuntuct with the tuhe is gmm'eti itllti ttirit) vui' i-(l tn ((iIiiUlll! to the (rumour e'if the tuhe nint tn tit. nnuti'if/ time 1 on. The nhnes are cuuuet't'mi hy nu'nns ni' linkn which engage hunks; it) on the 0Hti1-t ei the stunts. The i-mn'iecticn in t1 haunt one unit its purticne is tn pz'c 'ent iiispluceinent of the chutes, :ttl'i ivy having: it tuesc UUIHHJI'P tinn cinch shoe nniy t'iehi itiWEliti with the tuhe iiuie wntttrlit of the other nhue.

'ihe i'uih it), tuhe 15 and shoes 17 ttl't in-- closed in a hcuning 530 having openings through which the npukcs tnnsety extenii. nuituhie inthitinn valve. the

The tuhc has .i st n 512i 0i which extends) to the outside nif hnusingg; threugh an opening therein. tin the cn ide tit the hunting, and etmc theretc, the spokes tfttl'l'j each It. pain of, nuts i'enint item.

722 iietween which hitter is clumped u canvas 01' other tiexihie cut er 223, which is LtiSO secureci tn the outside of the housing by at tens or studs Qiyiihh purpose of said cover being to exclude (inst, (iii't, etc, from the interior of the housing.

Referring to Fig. 9 of the. il'awiugn, it

will he seen that the width of the shoes 17 in greater than the diameter 01" the tuhe" 15, so that snid sheen 'liiujfltt beyond both sides 'ut the tube. Between the projecting portions of the sheets, and that perticn of the periphery of the huh which is not oecn pied by the tuhe, on ench side of the latter, is inter msed a solid i'uhnei: ring which rings serve an auxiliary cushion elements. The peri 'iheitil the huh i :is teeth 2t which interlock with teeth 526 cu the inner periph cry ut' the rings, whereby the latter are luriiieti tn the huh so its to turn therewith. The outer pei-ipiwrv of each ring has teeth .27 which cut-respond in number to the numher (it ittit'S 1.7. The pijujecting side pert-ieini of the .whues have recesses 28 into which the teeth 2)? extend, wherehy the nhues are tucked in the rings, unit shite heing locked to huth tings. inasmuch as the rings are nine inched tn the huh. it wiii he seen that it inetni timing: to resist went. The rings are shaped in tit the nitien: ct thc tuhev 1J3, nnti iiiiit itttiil is thus entirety iitti tfi fti on its sities. in rust: of puncture ct' the tithe, the rings prevent it i'i'nni culhilr-xing j.

To the inner periphery ut the Pin! .12 are secured [)itiit'ri 21! having openings 30 'i'tn'ininy; snche' sockets in which iuenety sent iit'nth; ttt'ttt't'ti tn the cuter entl (if the npnhes it. "the warning t 'l un t the innei ttiti i i the hcntt iii are IUtllttitti nii nu that the bllwifll are five to IUt'h ntighttv in the plane ri'i' tin inintinu ut' the \Yitt'ti in :ueunuinu'hitc the :wtltiiitri it; the vui'iuuu unweinentn incident tn the titt'i'ti ut' the ".vhceI when the hitter in in inutinn. The i'ini 12 has i'ecesseu 12 \vhivh are in tine with the npcningri Cit). In iil ii I't 't :a'titifli it tntiuwt-i' 33 which is :ihnpwt to tit eveithe muuh-tt Hut of the illlili iii. 'i ili Itt'ttv; nh n i-nutu lun :1 ruhhei' hinck i inguinal. which the t'uttuu'ei :tiHtit-i. The l'etemw have :1 meta! lining to It will he smut ti'nin hc t at-going; that the enter ent ts ut' the sputum uhn ui'i-lt iiguinst :i

cushicn which rem-met nil tum Utlt'tttiiOlttti by uneven surfaces encountered in the road,

thereby allowing the vehicle to travel smoothly at all times. t

In order to exclude dust, dirt, etc-., from the spoke sockets, the heads '31 carry gaskets, 35 which fit over the outer end of the openings 30. .j

If a rubber tire 14 is employed, the recesses '32 will extend entirely through the rim, as -shown in Figs. 3 and +1, so that the the rim, shoes carried by the inner ends. ofizo the spokes, said shoes engaging the cushion and projecting from the sides ther'eoflsaid projecting side portions of the-shoes having recesses in their inner-ends, an auxiliary cushion rings on opposite sides of the store sa1d QUSlllOIl between the hub and the projecting portions of the shoes, said hub and inner periphery of the rings having inter-i locking portions, and the outer periphery v of the rings having teeth which 'seatin the aforesaid recesses of the shoes. In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses,

JOHN CALLAN.

\Vitnesses:

G. O.- NOLAN, Gmus CHRISTENSEN. 

